Icko Iben

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Icko Iben, Jr. is an American astronomer and a Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Iben received his PhD from the University of Illinois in 1958. He is best known for his contributions to stellar evolution theory, concerning the production of planetary nebulae and red giant heavy element convection.

Iben was awarded the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship in 1989 and the Eddington Medal in 1990.

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